Julien Libeer has been closely following the development of the Equinox and Singing Molenbeek children's choirs for over 10 years. In 2023, he asked composer Fabian Fiorini to write a show tailored to the two ensembles. Inspired by the striking figure of Anicet Abayomi - pillar of Equinox and gospel singer extraordinaire - Julien suggested the aesthetics of black songs as a starting point. Drawing on the historical and spiritual dimensions of this musical tradition, Fabian imagines a work straddling classical and jazz, exploring notions of journey, hardship and solidarity. From there, Donald Sturrock, a distinguished English writer and producer, devised a high-caliber libretto, specifying its contours by taking the framework of the spiritual journey provided by the influential 17th-century parable, John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress. Pilgrims is a timeless metaphorical journey through the adversities of migration. Pilgrims tells the perennial story of a symbolic journey towards the promise of another life. It reminds us that, whatever the cause of their flight, the refugee's journey is a kind of pilgrimage: a quest for something better. Flagey, Festival Musiq3 € 16 > € 15 (until 10.06) | € 20 > € 15 (from du 11.06)
Date |
Saturday 28 June 2025 from 18:00 |
Place |
Flagey place Sainte-Croix 1050 Ixelles http://www.flagey.be |
Information and Reservations |
http://www.flagey.be Phone (Reservation) : +32 2 641 10 20 Email : info@flagey.be |
Prices | 16 € - Normal 1.25 € - Article 27 |
Organised by |
Flagey |